Red River boundary fixed by Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court declares the south bank of the Red River as the Texas Oklahoma boundary as in 1821 slightly adjusted by erosion or accretion. The decision, a compromise amid oil dispute, sets the cut bank as the boundary with continued interpretation of historical treaties and river geography. CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red River
Supreme Court
Texas
Oklahoma
van Devanter
McReynolds
Spain
United States
Texag
Sbgin
Control of Oil Prices Charged at Investigation
Washington hearings into oil price control saw independent representatives accuse the Standard group of fixing gasoline and overall oil prices. Nicholas of the National Petroleum Traders Association claimed independents face reprisals for not following Standard, while Cray of the National Association of Independent Producers cited discriminatory pipeline rates. Kay urged ICC reforms to end large-quantity transportation thresholds, arguing more competition benefits the public.
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Washington
Standard Group
Senate Oil
Standard Oem
Nicholas
Omaha
National Petroleum Treeters’ Association
Standard Companies
W.H. Cray
Tulsa
Okla
National Association of Independents
Standard Corporation
Wight
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kay
Masked Goose Creek mob victim testifies then faints
Mrs RRH Harrison widow taken from her Goose Creek home on January 6 was questioned by the Harris County grand jury in Houston for over an hour before fainting from nervous exhaustion. Fellow victim R A Armand is receiving care and will testify when able. A federal agent is rumored to aid the probe as officials deny involvement.
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Houston
Rr.h. Harrison
Goose Creek
Orris County Grand Jury
R. A. Aprmane
Louisiana
Department of Justice
Ranger to Release Boucher Girl and 2 Brothers 10
Dallas report that Ranger Captain R Dp Shumate will turn over Miss Naomi Boucher and Horace and Bernard Boucher to McLennan County Sheriff Leslie Stegall. They have been held in the Grady Skipworth killing inquiry and will appear before Judge Alexander in Waco tomorrow.
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Ranger
Boucher Girl
Dallas
Texas
R. Dp. Shumate
Leslie Stegall
McLennan County
Naomi Boucher
Horace
Bernard Boucher
Grady Skipworth
Alexander
Waco
McLennan
Shughate
McKinney
Rockwall
Boucher
Shumate
El Paso Police Search For Ax Murder Suspects
El Paso peace officers hunted men described as tourists in connection with a fatal attack near Valentine Texas about 125 miles from El Paso. A 25 year old man was struck with an axe or hatchet, his cap drawn tight over his head, and his body set on the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad track.
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EL Paso
SLAIN MAN IDENTIFIED AS ROBBER OF MINT AT DENVER
Denver police named J. C. Sloan of Casper Wyoming as the slain mint bandit and one of the men sought since December 18, after $200000 in currency was stolen from a federal reserve truck in front of the mint. Guard Chartan Linton was killed. Sloan was reportedly on the bandit car and shot at mint guards.
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Denver
Colo
Mint
J. C. Sloan
Casper
Wyo
Rugg Williams
Sloan
Federal Reserve Bank
Chartan
Linton
Bandiit
Bandit
Peta Wein
West Texas college bill and election law debates rise in Texas House
In Austin on January 15, the Texas House saw proposals for a state college in West Texas and a site commission. Other measures include a one cent tax on ten cent beverage sales, support for a constitutional convention, and revisions to election laws. Governor Neff and Lieutenant Governor Davidson inauguration is set for noon tomorrow.
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Austin
West Texas
Kildwin
Slaten
Melson
Sulphur Springs
Rountree
Bryan
A. & M. College
Jacks
Stroder
Granger
Chitwood
Sweetwater
Satterwhite
Carson
Laird
State
Neff
Davidson
Duck Hunting Deluxe Brings Teal Down in City Run
W B Proctor a Daily News pressman reports a flock of wild ducks flying low over two story buildings at ten forty. He hurled a half brick from the lunchline and struck a teal. The bird was chased and captured at Fifth and Tyler Streets with a broken wing. The incident has workers jokingly calling it duck hunting deluxe.
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W. B. Proctor
Daily News
Fifth
Tyler
Interest Rate Main Question Of Commissions
Washington Jan 15 A difference of views over final payment timing and interest rates stalled talks between British and American commissions on refunding Britain’s war debt. The main dispute centers on interest rate terms with proposals for fixed or graduated rates. The United States rejects a three percent rate and prefers a longer settlement period, while Britain leans toward a longer horizon.
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Washington
Great Briain
United States
British Cabinet Delays Joint Debt Talks In Washington
London January 15 The cabinet reviews debt funding talks with Washington as Chancellor Baldwin seeks new powers to modify original instructions. After a week of discussions the decision to postpone the joint session appears tied to liberal policy shifts.
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London
Briish
Washington
Baldwin
Ben
German Citizen Killed as French Clash with Communists in Bochum
A German citizen died and several were wounded when French troops fired to quell a clash between nationalist demonstrators and Communists in Bochum. Thousands gathered near the town hall where the French were quartered, as a counter demonstration led to street fighting. Police were overwhelmed and troops intervened after gunfire near the railway station.
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Berlin
Derming
Bochum
Fry
Republic
Gomunista
Third Internationale
French Communist League
Boy killed as crowd clashes with French troops in Bochum
A dispatch from Copenhagen reports a boy killed and a man seriously wounded during clashes between French troops and a crowd in Bochum on Monday night. The exchange dispatch notes the disturbances continued into the morning, with unclear details about causation or casualties.
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London
Bochum
Copenhagen
French Belgian troops reach Ruhr borders and Dortmund
Paris reports that French and Belgian forces occupy the Ruhr basin and reach the neutral zone limits thirty miles from the German frontier. Troops stand at the gates of Dortmund awaiting further orders as the advance continues toward the city.
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Ruhr
Paris
Dortmund
Two Bastrop witnesses say armed men gathered to avert Mer Rouge raid
Bastrop La Jan 15 state prosecutors opened new ground in the Watt Daniel and Thomas Richard kidnapping and slaying case. Two Klan members James Harp and Jap Jones testified that Klansmen assembled in a Bastrop hardware store after the abduction to guard against a potential Met Rouge attack. They said the gathering was a precaution, not involvement in the kidnapping, as other witnesses described a separate seizure of Alonzo Braddock by masked men.
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MER Rouge
Bastrop
Watt Daniel
Thomas Richard
Ku Klux Klan
Melhouse Parish
Daniel
Richards
Met Rouge-Bastrop
Senate Urges Special Session and Term Cut in Legislature
In Austin on January 15, Senators Dudley and Davis urged Governor Neff to call a special session or for a people’s vote to end the legislative term at six months. A concurrent resolution to extend sessions was in preparation, while other measures included reducing House and Senate membership and funding. The day also saw bills for school fund boosts, railway matters, and professional licensing proposals.
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Austin
Neff
Senate
Dudley
el Paso
Davis
Dallas
Burkett
Parker
Louisiana
Baugh
Runnels
House
Clark
Davidson
Rowere Ahalehmant
NT Sanitary Commission
Woods
Lensin
Bridge Burnings in Arkansas Under Probe
In Harrison Arkansas on January 15, citizens reacted after a week of M and N A railroad bridge arsons. A 238 foot Eureka Springs bridge was destroyed and five more bridges were damaged or ruined between Leslie and Eureka Springs. Eight alleged strikers were arrested on arson charges as a grand jury was convened in Searcy to probe the burnings. A citizens committee, meeting with several alleged strikers, offered no information. During the roundup a former railroad employee fired at a man named Ford, injuring his hand lightly. the shooter was among those questioned by the committee.
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Leslie
Eureka Springs
Searcy
N. A
Ford
Train Hits School Train Kills Three In Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City a northbound Atchison Topeka Santa Fe passenger train struck a motor car carrying four teachers and two pupils, killing Cora Phelan and Frank Davis and Darnall, while injuring Ruth Howard Elalia McFadden and two others. The car failed to beat the train as it passed south of the city.
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Oklahoma City
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Here
Cora Phelan
Crooked Oaks
Frank Davis
Darnall
Ruth Howard
Elalia McFadden
McFadden
Miss Howard
Appro
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Wwerleds
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Carpenter
Alonzo Braddock
Morehouse
Skipworth
J. F. Dalton
Braddock
Monroe
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